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Snipe hunt
« on: January 09, 2016, 08:45:55 PM »
And not the joke!

Seriously, I met a couple guys today that came from Eastern Washington to hunt snipe. They had limits, and claimed that they taste like dove. 

 So, what are your thoughts?




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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2016, 08:56:51 PM »
They do taste like dove.
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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2016, 09:03:40 PM »
I never knew you could hunt them...what's a limit?


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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2016, 09:17:48 PM »
We used to knock them dead while hunting upland near streams. Limit used to be 10 if I remember right. They are fun to hunt and a challenge to hit. This was before steel shot was required. Oh the memories.
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2016, 06:07:36 PM »
The limit is 8 I believe.


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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2016, 06:35:18 PM »
Snipe are a blast to hunt!! Really small and really fast. It's a great challenge. If you do get enough of them saved up, they are quite tasty!

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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2016, 06:37:30 PM »
Where are there snipe?   I thought I saw some in the Winston years ago, not much bigger than a robin.

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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2016, 06:50:39 PM »
Where are there snipe?   I thought I saw some in the Winston years ago, not much bigger than a robin.

Well, I'm new to Washington so I'm not sure about here. But my experience has been marshy areas. I would walk around marshes and flush them. I would guess there are probably more snipe in eastern washington. They are migratory, so I don't know how long they would stick around here.

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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2016, 09:33:15 PM »
Limit is 8 and yep, they eat darn good.
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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2016, 10:14:10 PM »
This chart should give an idea of where to hunt them.

  http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2014/reports/small_game_species.php?Species=SNIPE

I'm surprised the numbers are as high as they are.  The breast is about the size of a golf ball to racquetball, but they are tasty.  They are also hard to ID if you don't know what to look for as there are many shorebirds that look similar.

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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2016, 11:01:10 PM »
I was at Scatter Creek Wed., and took Jasmine to a flooded area in the grass where she pointed a group of three, which I thought was unusual.  I usually only find singles.  She pointed a single as well.  I wasn't hunting snipe, so I just used it as a training moment. 
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Re: Snipe hunt
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2016, 05:37:03 AM »
i'd like to see someone get more than 1 or 2 in a day...the only time i ever see those things is when i'm walking into a river in the early morning and about step on one.  just like a grouse, really wakes you up :chuckle:
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